50 Gallon Cube Lighting/Flow for SPS\LPS

[flyingarmy]

Being out of the hobby for a while the lighting has changed quite a bit from the sodium/halogen large bulbs and hoods we used. Looking for suggestion for a 50g cube 24x24x20?

Good flow equipment and brands?

 

[shanepike]

I hear great things all the time about the Reef Breeders Meridian. They have one perfect for a 24x24:

Meridian 11

Meridian 11 Specifications: Coverage Area for a Mixed Reef with SPS: 24"x24" (60cmx60cm) Recommended Mounting Height: 14" (35cm) above waterline with OHM Balance Optics 75watts max power draw Case dimensions LxWxH: 11" (28cm) x 8.5" (22cm) x 1.15" (2.29cm) Weight: 2.85lbs (1.3kg) 12.9" (33cm)...

reefbreeders.com

The iCon Compact is also nice, but it's way more expensive (though it includes some features that the Meridian doesn't):

Atlantik iCon Compact – Reef Aquarium LED Lighting - Orphek

Shop / Buy Orphek Atlantik iCon Compact LED Lighting with the best & even distribution of light for SPS /LPS corals. A spectrum is developed for optimal coral growth, color pop & health a ~130 Watt LED fixture, IOS & Android compatible, iCloud support/ Wi-Fi / Bluetooth and 5G internet.

shop.orphek.com

Jebao makes really good wavemakers and pumps. I've also heard good things about Hygger. Amazon sells them both. They often have problems, but other brands that are way more expensive seem to have problems at least as often.

 

[ecoreefguy]

2 second hand prime probably be best all around.

 

[project1004]

That’s pretty good size cube. (I learned a lot about cube tanks recently running much smaller cube tanks).

For that size tank, you can pretty much use any types of flow. I’ve used nero3, mp10, and gyre pump (hygger and redsea) and i prefer gyre flows. For the looks, probably the biggest and bulky but the benefit outlays the other ones.